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DA Rules Off-Duty Boston Officer Justified in 2025 Chick-fil-A Shooting

Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden ruled that off-duty Boston police officer Jose Valenzuela will not face charges for fatally shooting knife-wielding Lemark Jaramillo, 32, inside the Back Bay Chick-fil-A on March 1, 2025.

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Oct 21, 3:05 PM boston.com DA: Officer was justified in off-duty shooting at Boston Chick-fil-A
Oct 21, 9:35 AM universalhub.com DA says BPD officer justified in fatally shooting man about to stab somebody in Back Bay Chick-fil-A last year
Oct 21, 9:26 AM bostonglobe.com Off-duty Boston police officer won’t face charges in fatal shooting of knife-wielding man in Boston restaurant, DA says
Oct 21, 9:26 AM cbsnews.com Boston police officer justified in shooting knife-wielding man to death inside Chick-fil-A, D.A. says
Oct 21, 9:06 AM cbsnews.com Off-duty Boston police officer cleared in deadly shooting at Chick-fil-A
Oct 21, 7:59 AM masslive.com Off-duty Boston officer cleared in fatal Chick-fil-A shooting
Oct 21, 7:35 AM boston25news.com DA rules 2025 deadly Chick-fil-A shooting involving an off-duty Boston police officer was justified
Oct 21, 7:30 AM statehousenews.com DA Hayden rules off-duty BPD officer justified in 2025 fatal shooting
Oct 21, 7:19 AM wcvb.com Off-duty Boston officer justified in 2025 fatal shooting, DA says
Oct 21, 7:09 AM whdh.com District Attorney rules off-duty Boston police officer was justified in deadly Chick-Fil-A shooting
Oct 21, 3:56 AM nbcboston.com Off-duty officer justified in 2025 shooting at Back Bay Chick-fil-A, report finds